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diff --git a/docs/content/methodology/tunnel_encapsulations.md b/docs/content/methodology/tunnel_encapsulations.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dfb09b8519 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/content/methodology/tunnel_encapsulations.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +bookToc: false +title: "Tunnel Encapsulations" +weight: 10 +--- + +# Tunnel Encapsulations + +Tunnel encapsulations testing is grouped based on the type of outer +header: IPv4 or IPv6. + +## IPv4 Tunnels + +VPP is tested in the following IPv4 tunnel baseline configurations: + +- *ip4vxlan-l2bdbase*: VXLAN over IPv4 tunnels with L2 bridge-domain MAC + switching. +- *ip4vxlan-l2xcbase*: VXLAN over IPv4 tunnels with L2 cross-connect. +- *ip4lispip4-ip4base*: LISP over IPv4 tunnels with IPv4 routing. +- *ip4lispip6-ip6base*: LISP over IPv4 tunnels with IPv6 routing. +- *ip4gtpusw-ip4base*: GTPU over IPv4 tunnels with IPv4 routing. + +In all cases listed above low number of MAC, IPv4, IPv6 flows (253 or 254 per +direction) is switched or routed by VPP. + +In addition selected IPv4 tunnels are tested at scale: + +- *dot1q--ip4vxlanscale-l2bd*: VXLAN over IPv4 tunnels with L2 bridge- + domain MAC switching, with scaled up dot1q VLANs (10, 100, 1k), + mapped to scaled up L2 bridge-domains (10, 100, 1k), that are in turn + mapped to (10, 100, 1k) VXLAN tunnels. 64.5k flows are transmitted per + direction. + +## IPv6 Tunnels + +VPP is tested in the following IPv6 tunnel baseline configurations: + +- *ip6lispip4-ip4base*: LISP over IPv4 tunnels with IPv4 routing. +- *ip6lispip6-ip6base*: LISP over IPv4 tunnels with IPv6 routing. + +In all cases listed above low number of IPv4, IPv6 flows (253 or 254 per +direction) is routed by VPP. |